USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717)
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 USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717) shown with Harpoon missile launcher aft of the 76mm gun. |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyards |
| Laid down: | July 25, 1966 |
| Launched: | February 11, 1967 |
| Commissioned: | January 9, 1968 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Seattle, Washington |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,250 tons |
| Length: | 378 feet |
| Beam: | 43 feet |
| Draught: | 15 feet |
| Propulsion: | Two diesel engines and two gas turbine engines |
| Speed: | 29 knots |
| Range: | 14,000 miles |
| Endurance: | 45 days |
| Complement: | 167 personnel |
| Sensors and processing systems: | AN/SPS-40 air-search radar |
| Armament: | Otobreda 76 mm, Phalanx CIWS |
USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717) is a U. S. Coast Guard high endurance cutter based out of Seattle, Washington. Laid down July 25, 1966 at Avondale Shipyards near New Orleans, Louisiana. Named for Andrew W. Mellon the 49th Secretary of the Treasury from 1921-1932 and launched February 11, 1967 by Mrs. John W. Warner Jr. sponsor and granddaughter of Andrew Mellon. Mellon was commissioned January 9, 1968. Received FRAM upgrades from 1985 to 1989.
Mellon was the first and only USCG cutter to be fitted with the Harpoon missile, test firings were also conducted in January 1990. She also received an anti-submarine warfare suite including the AN/SQS-26 sonar and Mark 46 torpedos. The ASW suite and Harpoon capability were removed due to fiscal constraints, but served as a proof of capability for all USCG cutters.[1]
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